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.TH "PAM_ROOTOK" "8" "09/03/2021" "Linux-PAM Manual" "Linux\-PAM Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
pam_rootok \- Gain only root access
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBpam_rootok\&.so\fR\ 'u
\fBpam_rootok\&.so\fR [debug]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
pam_rootok is a PAM module that authenticates the user if their
\fIUID\fR
is
\fI0\fR\&. Applications that are created setuid\-root generally retain the
\fIUID\fR
of the user but run with the authority of an enhanced effective\-UID\&. It is the real
\fIUID\fR
that is checked\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\fBdebug\fR
.RS 4
Print debug information\&.
.RE
.SH "MODULE TYPES PROVIDED"
.PP
The
\fBauth\fR,
\fBaccount\fR
and
\fBpassword\fR
module types are provided\&.
.SH "RETURN VALUES"
.PP
PAM_SUCCESS
.RS 4
The
\fIUID\fR
is
\fI0\fR\&.
.RE
.PP
PAM_AUTH_ERR
.RS 4
The
\fIUID\fR
is
\fBnot\fR
\fI0\fR\&.
.RE
.SH "EXAMPLES"
.PP
In the case of the
\fBsu\fR(1)
application the historical usage is to permit the superuser to adopt the identity of a lesser user without the use of a password\&. To obtain this behavior with PAM the following pair of lines are needed for the corresponding entry in the
/etc/pam\&.d/su
configuration file:
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
# su authentication\&. Root is granted access by default\&.
auth  sufficient   pam_rootok\&.so
auth  required     pam_unix\&.so
      
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.sp
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
\fBsu\fR(1),
\fBpam.conf\fR(5),
\fBpam.d\fR(5),
\fBpam\fR(8)
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
pam_rootok was written by Andrew G\&. Morgan, <morgan@kernel\&.org>\&.
